Robby Hoffman Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Robby Hoffman

• Robby Hoffman grew up in a Hasidic Jewish family.

• Her parents first followed Reform Judaism but later changed to Hasidic Judaism.

• Once, during a media conversation, Robby Hoffman joked that her parents joined a Hasidic group, had ten children, and she was one of them.

• Later, her mother became a Messianic Jew.

• Her parents divorced when she was very young.

• Robby Hoffman and her siblings were raised by their mother in Montreal, Canada.

• Her mother had a hard time earning money, and the family was poor.

• When Robby Hoffman was a child, she had to share a room with three or four siblings.
  

  A childhood picture of Robby Hoffman (in the polka dot shirt) with 5 of her 9 siblings

• After graduating from McGill, she took admission in the same university in a graduate CPA program. However, on the first day of college, after just a few hours, she told the program head that she was quitting.

• She once worked at McDonald’s.
  

  Robby Hoffman posing with her McDonald’s colleagues

• Robby Hoffman left her studies to pursue a career in comedy. She then started her writing career in Toronto.
  

  An old picture of Robby Hoffman

• In 2011, she worked as a staff writer for The Chris Gethard Show, which aired on truTV and Fusion TV.

• In 2014, Robby Hoffman served as a writer for the television series Odd Squad, which aired on PBS.

• She has worked as a writer for the television series Baroness Von Sketch (2016), which aired on CBC Television, and Workin’ Moms (2017), which aired on Netflix.

• After that, Robby Hoffman started writing and performing stand-up comedy.
  

  Robby Hoffman doing standup comedy

• In 2018, she was a leader at the New York Comedy Festival.

• In 2019, Robby Hoffman recorded her first one-hour comedy special video, I’m Nervous, at the Just For Laughs festival in Toronto, which aired on Crave TV.
  

  Robby Hoffman on the poster of the one-hour comedy special episode, I’m Nervous

• In 2019, she appeared in some episodes of the television show The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman and Chris Gethard Presents, which aired on MNN.
  

  Robby Hoffman in a still from the show The Chris Gethard Show with Robby Hoffman

• She has performed many times at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival.

• Robby Hoffman has hosted a live call-in advice show named Robby Hoffman Consulting Group (formerly Dykevice), whci aired on Planet Scum Live.

• In 2020, Vulture, a renowned magazine, named her a ‘Comedian You Should Know.’

• In 2021, it was announced that Rivkah, a comedy series that she created and appeared in, would be telecasted on Showtime and A24.

• New York Times comedy critic, Jason Zinoman, has compared her stand-up style to Larry David because of her strong complaints about small problems.

• He also said that the anger in her writings about people who dislike interruptions portrayed her like the modern and lesbian American comedian, Andrew Dice Clay.

• The New York Times once praised her podcast Too Far (with Rachel Kaly). It called it an ‘addictive listen.’ It also said that the best comedy was pulled from tension, conflict, and drama, which her podcast delivered.

• Later, Robby Hoffman was named one of ‘Comedians to Watch’ by Vulture.

• Comedy Central, a channel, included her in their ‘Up Next’ list of rising comedians.

• Conan O’Brien, an American television host and comedian, once shared that he had put her on his ‘Comics to Watch’ list.

• Hoffman had often admitted that her Jewish background would always influence her stand-up comedy. According to her, she could not avoid Jewish-related material, so she adopted it.

• If Robby Hoffman were not a comedian, she would want to be a Jewish religious leader.

• In 2023, she worked as a writer for the television series Work It Out Wombats!, which aired on PBS Kids.

• Robby Hoffman has appeared in Mel Brooks’ television series History of the World, Part II, which aired on Hulu.
  

  Robby Hoffman in a still from Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part II

• Hoffman identifies as queer. She says that her family was supportive when she came out as a lesbian.

• Once, during a media conversation, Robby Hoffman shared her religious views. She said,
  

  I naturally feel Jewish and naturally do Jewish people things. I don’t have to do something because I’m Jewish. I like doing the things I do because I’m Jewish.”

• In 2025, she worked as a writer for the television series Let’s Go, Bananas!
  

  The poster of the television series Let’s Go, Bananas!

• In March 2025, Robby Hoffman married her girlfriend and actress, Gabby Windey.
  

  Robby Hoffman with Gabby Windey

• She often shares her topless pictures on various social media platforms.
  

  Robby Hoffman posing topless on one of her social media accounts

• Robby Hoffman is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.
  

  Robby Hoffman with her pet dog

• She is often spotted drinking alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Robby Hoffman while enjoying an alcoholic beverage

• Robby Hoffman enjoys smoking cigarettes occasionally.
  

  Robby Hoffman while smoking a cigarette

• She likes travelling to distant places, swimming, and playing basketball and golf in her free time.
  

  Robby Hoffman while playing golf

• Robby Hoffman is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. She often shares pictures of her gym sessions on social media.
  

  Robby Hoffman while working out at a gym

• She has been featured on the cover of many renowned magazines and tabloids.
  

  Robby Hoffman on the cover of the magazine, Interview